|
The Semi-pinnate brake (Pteris semipinnata) belongs to the family Pteridaceae. It is an evergreen fern that is
It is distributed from Yakushima Island in Japan south to Taiwan, as well as in China, Southeast Asia, and India. It is a large fern with leaves 70 to 80 cm long. The rhizome is long and creeping, with blackish brown scales at the tip. The leaf blade has two deeply pinnate to fully lobed with three to eight pairs of lateral pinnae and pinnules on the back. The sorus is linear and attached to the margins of the lobes. In Taiwanese Chinese, it is called "半邊羽裂鳳尾蕨", and in Chinese, "半邊旗" (ban bian qi).
|